<HTML>
<HEAD>
  <STYLE type="text/css">
    H1 {color: black }
    H2 {color: maroon }
    H3 {color: #007090 }
    A.head:link {color: #0060a0 }
    A.head:visited {color: #3040c0 }
    A.head:active {color: white }
    A.head:hover {color: yellow }
    A.red:link {color: red }
    A.red:visited {color: maroon }
    A.red:active {color: yellow }
  </STYLE>
</HEAD>
<TITLE>Magic-7.3 Command Reference</TITLE>
<BODY BACKGROUND=graphics/blpaper.gif>
<H1> <IMG SRC=graphics/magic_title2.gif ALT="Magic VLSI Layout Tool Version 7.3">
     <IMG SRC=graphics/magic_OGL_sm.gif ALIGN="top" ALT="*"> </H1>

<H2>garoute</H2>
<HR>
Gate-array router
<HR>



<H3>Usage:</H3>
   <BLOCKQUOTE>
      <B>garoute</B> <I>option</I> <BR><BR>
      <BLOCKQUOTE>
         where <I>option</I> may be one of the following:
	 <DL>
	   <DT> <B>channel</B> <I>xl yl xh yh</I> [<I>type</I>]
	   <DD> Define a channel, with indicated coordinates.
	   <DT> <B>channel</B> [<I>type</I>]
	   <DD> Define a channel
	   <DT> <B>generate</B> <B>h</B>|<B>h</B> [<I>file</I>]
	   <DD> Generate channel definition for a horizontal (<B>h</B>)
		or vertical (<B>v</B>) routing channel.
	   <DT> <B>help</B>
	   <DD> Print help information
	   <DT> <B>nowarn</B>
	   <DD> Only warn if all locations of a terminal are unreachable.
	   <DT> <B>route</B> [<I>netlist</I>]
	   <DD> Route the current cell
	   <DT> <B>reset</B>
	   <DD> Clear all channel definitions
	   <DT> <B>warn</B>
	   <DD> Leave feedback for each location of a terminal that is
		unreachable.
	 </DL>
      </BLOCKQUOTE>
   </BLOCKQUOTE>

<H3>Summary:</H3>
   <BLOCKQUOTE>
      The <B>garoute</B> command controls the gate-array router.
      There is currently practically no documentation for the gate-array
      router.  This section shall be expanded.
   </BLOCKQUOTE>

<H3>Implementation Notes:</H3>
   <BLOCKQUOTE>
      <B>garoute</B> is implemented as a built-in command in <B>magic</B>.
   </BLOCKQUOTE>

<H3>See Also:</H3>
   <BLOCKQUOTE>
      <A HREF=channel.html><B>channel</B></A> <BR>
   </BLOCKQUOTE>

<P><IMG SRC=graphics/line1.gif><P>
<TABLE BORDER=0>
  <TR>
    <TD> <A HREF=commands.html>Return to command index</A>
  </TR>
</TABLE>
<P><I>Last updated:</I> October 6, 2004 at 2:35am <P>
</BODY>
</HTML>
